“One series will include books for middle-school readers inspired by Time Trials, a set of videos from the National Museum of American History that introduces figures from the past, like the traitor Benedict Arnold and the abolitionist John Brown, and encourages the audience to discuss their actions. Other series will draw upon the cultural and scientific knowledge of the Smithsonian.” The project is a partnership with IDW Publishing, which has already produced graphic memoirs by Congressman John Lewis (about the civil rights movement) and George Takei (about his family’s time in a World War II internment camp). – The New York Times